D A T A L O G

Another short scene, written in that same fiction class almost two years ago. The assignment was to show an antagonistic character, then transition to another character and show the first one through the viewpoint of the second one. Main character is Rafe.

( Scars and Nicotine )

Written in my ENG 525 (Cybernetic Fiction) class, back in...Spring 2007? Winter 2007? Something like that. About a year ago. I don't think I've ever posted it here. I could be wrong. If I have, please don't hit me.

If you're confused, don't feel bad. I think there are only two people (aside from myself) out there who will understand this. In addition, it was written in response to the style of Pynchon in Gravity's Rainbow, which among other things means it's something of a mindfuck purely by default.

( Exquisite Binary )

The last scene I wrote. Er...warnings for character death, violence, and general squick (I suppose - doesn't seem all that bad to me, but some might be bothered by it). GJ, the needles are for you. ^_~ Abigail is going to have taken it up, and there will be several (not yet written) scenes in which she'll be doing it.

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EDIT: Also, what say you? Shall the madness continue?

Upping your wordcount tip #217: Have a character perform a complex (or simple!) procedure and explain all the steps.

I'd especially appreciate observations about the dynamic between Darryl and Abigail, and what thoughts it gives you about their relationship and how it might be defined or working. I'm playing with a couple different sets of cues here, some of them conflicting and some of them very similar but subtly different, and I want to know if it's coming across.

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So I'm in a novel class (a novel workshop, actually, where we each have to complete - by the end of the quarter - the first 30 pages of a novel, a rough outline of the novel, and a full 'agent' packet for submission to agents/editors [including hi line, log line, multiple synopsi, etc]) and I was one of the first people to submit. I decided to use Division by Zero, which is kind of the prequel/brother novel to The Machiavelli Protocol, and features Darryl, Talon, Abigail, and other various characters.

In the class, we received an assignment: Identify a 'secondary' character in something you've read or written, identify their prime characteristics, then write something that shows them displaying the opposite of one of those characteristics.

And several people wrote about Abigail!

One of them, Megan N, was kind enough to let me have a copy of her little drabble, and gave me permission to do whatever I want with it. It's actually amazingly in-character for Abigail, which is great.

( Untitled Fanfic Drabble )

A meme, gonked from umiyuko who gonked it from kimber_rose. Revised a bit.



Choose one (or more) of my characters and pick a stage in their life you'd like to see them in, and I'll write something on it, maybe a drabble, maybe a true short story. This includes expansion or definition of specific events that have been mentioned as happening in the past in their lives, as well as general things like "so-and-so-in preschool/basic training/the laboratory/etc."

The Rules

1. This is meant as an exploration of what they were like in stages of their life (past/future - wouldn't an elderly Wren and Jian be amusing?) that I don't normally write. I can do the present/norm, if that's what you want, but I'd prefer to expand with this.

2. I may incorporate characters of yours if you request it, or I may create new ones simply for the sake of the drabble, but I won't promise anything in that regard. It depends on how comfortable I feel with the characters, setting, and whatnot.

3. Alternate universes are fine, but run it by me first. If I feel it's in character, I'll use it.

4. I'll write sexual encounters if they seem to be flowing right, but please don't just request something like "___ and ____ screwing!" Because really...that's not a lot of fun. And no random couples that...really aren't/weren't/please-god-don't-ever-let-them-be couples. (eg: Don't ask for a TalonxWren **shudder**, DarrylxJian **blank stare...hysterical laughter**, UmbraexDarryl **dead**, or what have you. If you want sex, it'll have to be kept within established relationships.)

5. And finally, if there are any specific/side characters I've mentioned or written about that you'd like to see interact with one or more of my 'main group,' let me know and I'll try to work them in (if they were a part of their life during the time period/event requested).


Alright, people. Have at me. Please. I'm not feeling busy enough right now.